If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines can help:
Crisis numbers in Pakistan
- Sehat Tahaffuz 1166, the national health helpline: Tel: 1166
- Taskeen Health Initiative, 11 AM to 11 PM: Tel: +92 316 827 5336
- Rozan Counseling Help Line, 0800-22-444: Tel: 0800-22-444, toll-free. | Tel: 0304-111-1741; Rozan notes regular charges apply to this one.
- Sindh Mental Health Authority, for readers in Sindh: Tel: 021 111 117 642, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. | Tel: 022 111 117 642, Sir Cowasji Jahangir Institute of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Hyderabad. | Tel: 021 9921 5720, Dr Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi.
- All crisis lines in Pakistan
This page lists Depression Psychotherapists in Karachi. 5 in all.
How depression is treated
Effective psychological treatments include behavioural activation and cognitive-behavioural therapy 1. Interpersonal psychotherapy and problem-solving therapy are also used. In the World Health Organization's words: ‘Psychological treatments are the first treatments for depression.’ ‘They can be combined with antidepressant medicines in moderate and severe depression.’
Effective treatment exists for mild, moderate and severe depression. A depressive episode means low mood, or loss of interest in things you enjoyed. It lasts most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks.
Low mood after a loss or a hard year is not automatically a disorder, though support can help. Ask a practitioner what they would suggest, and why.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Depression and the professional title psychotherapist.
The Karachi page answers more questions about therapy there.
What therapy costs here
Do affordable options exist in Karachi?
Pakistan Association for Mental Health - Prof Dr Haroon Wellness Clinic. Phone +92 325 3588034. Consultation, therapy, counselling and medicines are free. The clinic is open to the public and focuses on underprivileged people.
Who registers therapists in Pakistan?
See the Pakistan page for the professions that do carry a register there.
What these practitioners record
Sessions here are offered in English and Hindi/Urdu.
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References
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)